Raff - Piano Concerto • Ode au Printemps (2009)

1. Ode au printemps in G major, Op. 76	18:20
2. Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 185: I. Allegro	13:50
3. Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 185: II. Andante	 11:24
4. Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 185: III. Finale: Allegro 10:31

Peter Aronsky – piano
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel
Matthias Bamert – conductor

This is my favourite CD with romantic Works for Piano and Orchestra . I have a large Collection of about more than 200 Piano Concertos.( Nearly all that are available from the romantic era! ) - The Piano Concerto of Joachim Raff 1822-1882 has the most beautiful slow Movement with sometimes very quick pearly cords , a lyricism derived from Chopin moved with ingenious orchestration to a trancendental perfection.

The Concert Peace Ode to Spring beginns with a beautiful interplay of an Cello and the piano playing becomes during this peace with the Orchestration faster like an intensifying Springstorm ,just marvellous. Its not only the piano playing that shines , also the Orchestration works very well.The hole works have a strong lyricim , witch offers after several repeated listening his full beauty.-These works have enough Melody, that it pleases from the first listening on.

I can hear this CD again and again without getting tired of it.There are only very few works, where i have this feeling. I can only very highly recommend this. The CD with the Cello Concertos by Joachim Raff is also very recommenable, but this works are the highest rating i can give ,its like a painting! Realy Masterpeaces , very highly recommenable !!! ---Peter Bernhard Alexander U-Länder Arzt und UHU-Architekt, amazon.com

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